Aaron Rodgers completed 22 of 30 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns in his Pittsburgh Steelers debut, and Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining as Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets 34-32 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 7, 2025.
Justin Fields, starting for New York after spending the 2024 season in Pittsburgh, threw for 218 yards and one score while rushing 12 times for 48 yards and two additional touchdowns. Breece Hall carried 19 times for 107 yards as the Jets held a 26-17 lead through three quarters. A Xavier Gipson fumble on a fourth-quarter kickoff, recovered by Ben Skowronek at the New York 22-yard line, gave Pittsburgh the ball and produced two quick scores. Boswell’s 60-yarder closed it.
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Game Information
Date
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Kickoff
1:00 PM ET
Venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance
83,253
Time of Game
3:06
Weather
67°F, 79% relative humidity, 3 mph wind
Surface
FieldTurf (outdoors)
Vegas Line
Pittsburgh -2.5
Over/Under
38.0 (over)
Broadcast
CBS
Coin Toss
Steelers won, deferred
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
7
10
0
17
34
New York Jets (0-1)
9
10
7
6
32
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
PIT
NYJ
1st
9:15
Jets
Nick Folk 35-yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 5:45)
0
3
1st
3:38
Steelers
Ben Skowronek 22-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Boswell kick) (10 plays, 71 yards, 5:37)
7
3
1st
0:25
Jets
Garrett Wilson 33-yard pass from Justin Fields; two-point rush failed (6 plays, 55 yards, 3:13)
7
9
2nd
13:26
Steelers
Chris Boswell 56-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 1:59)
Chris Boswell 60-yard field goal (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:10)
34
32
*Preceded by Xavier Gipson’s fumble on the kickoff, recovered by Ben Skowronek at the New York 22-yard line.
Team Stats
Pittsburgh
New York
Total Yards
271
394
Total Plays
54
62
Yards per Play
5.0
6.4
First Downs
19
23
Passing First Downs
14
9
Rushing First Downs
2
13
Penalty First Downs
3
1
Third Down Conv.
4/10 (40%)
7/14 (50%)
Fourth Down Conv.
0/0
1/2 (50%)
Net Passing Yards
218
212
Completions/Attempts
22/30
16/22
Yards per Pass Attempt
6.4
9.2
Sacks Allowed / Yards Lost
4 / 26
1 / 6
Net Rushing Yards
53
182
Rushing Attempts
20
39
Yards per Rush
2.7
4.7
Red Zone (Scores/Att)
3/3 (100%)
3/4 (75%)
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Penalties / Yards
4 / 26
7 / 74
Time of Possession
25:17
34:43
Total Drives
11
11
Avg Yards per Drive
23.8
34.9
Avg Points per Drive
2.8
2.9
Full Box Score
Passing
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RATE
Aaron Rodgers
PIT
22/30
244
8.1
4
0
4-26
136.7
Justin Fields
NYJ
16/22
218
9.9
1
0
1-6
119.1
Rushing
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jaylen Warren
PIT
11
37
3.4
0
9
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
7
19
2.7
0
6
Aaron Rodgers
PIT
1
-1
-1.0
0
-1
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
1
-2
-2.0
0
-2
PIT Total
20
53
2.7
0
9
Breece Hall
NYJ
19
107
5.6
0
18
Justin Fields
NYJ
12
48
4.0
2
15
Isaiah Davis
NYJ
2
18
9.0
0
15
Braelon Allen
NYJ
6
9
1.5
1
8
NYJ Total
39
182
4.7
3
18
Receiving — Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
POS
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
D.K. Metcalf
WR
7
4
83
20.8
0
31
Calvin Austin III
WR
6
4
70
17.5
1
30
Jonnu Smith
TE
6
5
15
3.0
1
6
Pat Freiermuth
TE
3
3
28
9.3
0
11
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
4
3
4
1.3
0
5
Jaylen Warren
RB
2
2
22
11.0
1
17
Ben Skowronek
WR
1
1
22
22.0
1
22
Team Total
29
22
244
11.1
4
31
Receiving — New York Jets
Player
POS
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Garrett Wilson
WR
9
7
95
13.6
1
33
Breece Hall
RB
4
2
38
19.0
0
33
Tyler Johnson
WR
2
2
31
15.5
0
24
Mason Taylor
TE
1
1
20
20.0
0
20
Josh Reynolds
WR
3
2
18
9.0
0
13
Jeremy Ruckert
TE
2
2
16
8.0
0
12
Team Total
21
16
218
13.6
1
33
Advanced Stats
Quarterback Comparison: Rodgers vs Fields
Aaron Rodgers (PIT)
Justin Fields (NYJ)
Completions/Attempts
22/30
16/22
Completion %
73.3%
72.7%
Adjusted Completion %
82.1%
88.9%
Passing Yards
244
218
Touchdowns
4
1
Interceptions
0
0
Passer Rating
136.7
119.1
Intended Air Yards
139
169
Intended Air Yards / Attempt
4.6
7.7
Completed Air Yards / Completion
3.2
8.9
Yards After Catch
173
76
YAC / Completion
7.9
4.8
Avg Depth of Target
5.0
9.2
Dropped Passes
1 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
Bad Throws
2 (6.9%)
1 (4.8%)
Total Pressures Faced
7
6
Pressure Rate
20.6%
23.1%
Avg Time to Throw
2.29s
3.38s
Sacks
4
1
Scrambles
0
2 (11 yds)
Designed QB Runs
1 (-1 yd)
10 (37 yds)
Advanced Rushing
Player
Team
ATT
YDS
TD
1D
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
BrkTkl
Breece Hall
NYJ
19
107
0
7
2.9
2.7
2
Justin Fields
NYJ
12
48
2
5
2.3
1.7
2
Isaiah Davis
NYJ
2
18
0
0
2.5
6.5
1
Braelon Allen
NYJ
6
9
1
1
0.5
1.0
0
Jaylen Warren
PIT
11
37
0
1
1.0
2.4
2
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
7
19
0
1
0.6
2.1
1
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
1
-2
0
0
-2.0
0.0
1
YBC = yards before contact | YAC = yards after contact | BrkTkl = broken tackles
Advanced Receiving — Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
YAC
ADOT
Drop
Rate
D.K. Metcalf
7
4
83
0
68
4.0
1
99.1
Calvin Austin III
6
4
70
1
22
14.0
0
145.8
Jonnu Smith
6
5
15
1
29
-1.0
0
118.7
Pat Freiermuth
3
3
28
0
8
6.7
0
105.6
Kenneth Gainwell
4
3
4
0
14
-2.5
0
77.1
Jaylen Warren
2
2
22
1
19
1.5
0
152.1
Ben Skowronek
1
1
22
1
13
9.0
0
158.3
Advanced Receiving — New York Jets
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
TD
YAC
ADOT
Drop
Rate
Garrett Wilson
9
7
95
1
17
9.6
0
147.7
Breece Hall
4
2
38
0
42
-3.3
0
83.3
Tyler Johnson
2
2
31
0
11
10.0
0
118.7
Mason Taylor
1
1
20
0
2
18.0
0
118.7
Josh Reynolds
3
2
18
0
2
10.0
0
82.6
Jeremy Ruckert
2
2
16
0
2
7.0
0
100.0
YAC = yards after catch | ADOT = average depth of target
Defensive Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers Defense
Player
POS
COMB
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
FF
Juan Thornhill
S
9
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
Chuck Clark
DB
8
6
2
0
1
0
0
0
Alex Highsmith
LB
8
5
3
1.0
1
0
3
0
Patrick Queen
LB
8
5
3
0
0
0
1
0
DeShon Elliott
S
6
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
Darius Slay
CB
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Watt
LB
5
3
2
0
2
1
0
0
Payton Wilson
LB
5
3
2
0
1
0
1
0
Cameron Heyward
DT
3
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
Jalen Ramsey
CB
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
Brandin Echols
CB
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Malik Harrison
LB
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Keeanu Benton
DL
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Yahya Black
DE
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Miles Killebrew
S
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Daniel Ekuale
DT
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ben Skowronek
WR
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jack Sawyer
LB
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Carson Bruener
LB
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
75
50
1.0
6
4
6
New York Jets Defense
Player
POS
COMB
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
FF
Quincy Williams
LB
6
4
2
1.0
1
0
1
0
Tony Adams
S
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Jamien Sherwood
LB
6
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
Quinnen Williams
DL
5
4
1
1.0
2
0
3
1
Marcelino McCrary-Ball
LB
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
Andre Cisco
S
5
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon Stephens
CB
4
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
Michael Carter II
CB
4
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
Will McDonald IV
DE
3
2
1
2.0
2
0
3
0
Jay Tufele
DL
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jermaine Johnson II
LB
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Sauce Gardner
CB
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
Cam Jones
LB
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Harrison Phillips
DL
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Qwan’tez Stiggers
CB
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Jowon Briggs
DL
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah Davis
RB
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Xavier Gipson
WR
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Francisco Mauigoa
LB
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Malachi Moore
DB
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
63
33
4.0
7
4
7
Advanced Defensive Coverage
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
TGT
REC
COMP%
YDS
TD
RATE
BLTZ
PRSS
Payton Wilson
3
3
100%
74
0
118.8
2
1
Darius Slay
2
2
100%
41
1
158.3
0
0
Juan Thornhill
2
2
100%
31
0
118.8
0
0
Patrick Queen
3
3
100%
22
0
97.2
3
1
Joey Porter Jr.
2
2
100%
19
0
106.3
0
0
Chuck Clark
1
1
100%
12
0
116.7
1
0
DeShon Elliott
2
1
50%
8
0
60.4
1
0
Jalen Ramsey
3
1
33%
6
0
42.4
2
1
Brandin Echols
1
1
100%
5
0
87.5
1
0
Alex Highsmith
1
0
0%
0
0
39.6
1
3
New York Jets
Player
TGT
REC
COMP%
YDS
TD
RATE
BLTZ
PRSS
Brandon Stephens
8
6
75%
78
2
144.8
1
0
Michael Carter II
5
4
80%
64
0
118.8
1
0
Jamien Sherwood
5
5
100%
34
1
134.6
4
0
Tony Adams
3
3
100%
26
0
118.8
3
0
Quincy Williams
4
3
75%
17
0
90.3
4
1
Marcelino McCrary-Ball
1
1
100%
10
0
108.3
0
0
Sauce Gardner
4
1
25%
11
0
39.6
0
0
Pass Rush
Pittsburgh Steelers
Player
POS
PRSH
SK
HT
HU
TPR
PR%
Alex Highsmith
LB
20
1
2
5
8
40.0%
Cameron Heyward
DT
17
0
0
3
3
17.6%
Yahya Black
DL
7
0
0
2
2
28.6%
T.J. Watt
LB
21
0
0
1
1
4.8%
Payton Wilson
LB
4
0
0
1
1
25.0%
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DT
11
0
0
1
1
9.1%
New York Jets
Player
POS
PRSH
SK
HT
HU
TPR
PR%
Jermaine Johnson II
LB
31
0
1
3
4
12.9%
Quinnen Williams
DL
30
1
2
2
5
16.7%
Will McDonald IV
DE
19
2
1
0
3
15.8%
Quincy Williams
LB
8
1
0
0
1
12.5%
Special Teams Stats
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
PCT
LONG
XPM
XPA
PTS
Chris Boswell
PIT
2
2
100%
60
4
4
10
Nick Folk
NYJ
2
2
100%
51
2
2
8
Boswell’s field goals: 56 yards (Q2, 13:26), 60 yards (Q4, 1:03, career long) Folk’s field goals: 35 yards (Q1, 9:15), 51 yards (Q2, 2:54)
Punting
Player
Team
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
LONG
IN 20
TB
Corliss Waitman
PIT
4
190
47.5
50
1
0
Austin McNamara
NYJ
2
94
47.0
55
1
0
Kick Returns
Player
Team
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Xavier Gipson
NYJ
5
142
28.4
40
0
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
5
132
26.4
29
0
Kene Nwangwu
NYJ
1
33
33.0
33
0
Arian Smith
NYJ
1
31
31.0
31
0
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
1
33
33.0
33
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Xavier Gipson
NYJ
2
19
9.5
19
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FMB
LOST
REC
Xavier Gipson
NYJ
1
1
0
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
1
0
1
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
1
0
0
Snap Counts
Pittsburgh Steelers — Offense (56 total snaps)
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Aaron Rodgers
QB
56
100%
Broderick Jones
OT
56
100%
Mason McCormick
G
56
100%
Troy Fautanu
OT
56
100%
Zach Frazier
C
56
100%
Isaac Seumalo
G
55
98%
D.K. Metcalf
WR
53
95%
Calvin Austin III
WR
45
80%
Jonnu Smith
TE
37
66%
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
30
54%
Pat Freiermuth
TE
28
50%
Darnell Washington
TE
26
46%
Jaylen Warren
RB
25
45%
Ben Skowronek
WR
10
18%
Roman Wilson
WR
10
18%
Scott Miller
WR
9
16%
Connor Heyward
TE
4
7%
Kaleb Johnson
RB
2
4%
Pittsburgh Steelers — Defense (64 total snaps)
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Jalen Ramsey
CB
64
100%
Patrick Queen
LB
64
100%
Darius Slay
CB
64
100%
Alex Highsmith
LB
57
89%
Payton Wilson
LB
56
88%
T.J. Watt
LB
56
88%
Juan Thornhill
S
54
84%
Keeanu Benton
DL
47
73%
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
44
69%
Cameron Heyward
DT
43
67%
Chuck Clark
DB
32
50%
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DT
31
48%
DeShon Elliott
S
26
41%
Yahya Black
DE
24
38%
Jack Sawyer
LB
15
23%
Daniel Ekuale
DT
12
19%
Brandin Echols
CB
10
16%
Malik Harrison
LB
4
6%
New York Jets — Offense (64 total snaps)
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Justin Fields
QB
64
100%
Garrett Wilson
WR
64
100%
Joe Tippmann
C
64
100%
Josh Myers
C
64
100%
Armand Membou
OT
64
100%
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OL
64
100%
John Simpson
G
63
98%
Josh Reynolds
WR
62
97%
Mason Taylor
TE
56
88%
Breece Hall
RB
37
58%
Tyler Johnson
WR
33
52%
Jeremy Ruckert
TE
29
45%
Braelon Allen
RB
20
31%
Isaiah Davis
RB
8
13%
Arian Smith
WR
6
9%
Andrew Beck
FB
5
8%
New York Jets — Defense (56 total snaps)
Player
POS
SNAPS
PCT
Tony Adams
S
56
100%
Jamien Sherwood
LB
56
100%
Andre Cisco
S
56
100%
Brandon Stephens
CB
56
100%
Sauce Gardner
CB
56
100%
Quincy Williams
LB
56
100%
Jermaine Johnson II
LB
50
89%
Quinnen Williams
DL
43
77%
Michael Carter II
CB
37
66%
Harrison Phillips
DL
34
61%
Will McDonald IV
DE
31
55%
Micheal Clemons
DL
30
54%
Jay Tufele
DL
17
30%
Jowon Briggs
DL
12
21%
Marcelino McCrary-Ball
LB
11
20%
Francisco Mauigoa
LB
7
13%
Tyler Baron
DL
7
13%
PFF Player Grades
Initial grades are subject to review following All-22 film study.
Player
Team
POS
GRADE
SNAPS
Quinnen Williams
NYJ
DI
93.5
43
Sauce Gardner
NYJ
CB
90.3
56
Justin Fields
NYJ
QB
88.4
64
T.J. Watt
PIT
ED
85.8
56
Jalen Ramsey
PIT
CB
85.4
64
Armand Membou
NYJ
OT
83.7
64
Garrett Wilson
NYJ
WR
83.7
64
Breece Hall
NYJ
HB
78.4
37
Ben Skowronek
PIT
WR
79.0
10
Jermaine Johnson II
NYJ
ED
76.8
50
Injuries
Player
Team
POS
Injury
Status
DeShon Elliott
PIT
S
Knee
Did not return
Malik Harrison
PIT
LB
Knee
Did not return
Joey Porter Jr.
PIT
CB
Hamstring
Shut down as precaution
Kene Nwangwu
NYJ
RB/KR
Hamstring
Did not return (Q1)
Game Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Bill Vinovich
Umpire
Scott Walker
Down Judge
Dale Keller
Line Judge
Tripp Sutter
Back Judge
Todd Prukop
Side Judge
Jimmy Buchanan
Field Judge
Aaron Santi
Boswell’s 60-yard game-winner was the longest field goal of his career, surpassing his previous mark of 59 yards set in 2022 also against New York. Rodgers’ four-touchdown, zero-interception afternoon was his 28th such performance in NFL regular-season play, tying Tom Brady for the most in league history at the time of the game. The 41-year-old finished with 244 passing yards and a 136.7 passer rating while generating 173 yards after the catch on completions, second-most of any passer in Week 1 across the league.
The matchup carried an additional historical footnote: it was the first game in NFL history in which both starting quarterbacks had been their opponent’s Week 1 starter the prior season. Fields had opened the 2024 campaign for Pittsburgh before signing with New York in the offseason, while Rodgers had started Week 1 for the Jets in 2024 before being released and joining the Steelers. Both quarterbacks performed well enough to win on a different day. Only one fumble separated them.
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